บท 455: A Family's Misfortune

'Ye Nanshen was standing! This was the second time today I had seen him rise to his feet. The man who had supposedly been living on borrowed time, wasn't he alive and well now?' Rong Feiyu thought to herself.

Rong Feiyu regretted her choices. Ye Nanshen was supposed to be her husband and the person groveling at her feet should have been Rong Qi. Rong Feiyu couldn't understand why Ye Nanshen had chosen Rong Qi.

But Rong Feiyu barely had a moment to dwell on it before she saw Mrs. Rong Sr. step out, her face stern and implacable. 

Wang Qing immediately stood, preparing to support Mrs. Rong Sr.. However, as Wang Qing drew near, Mrs. Rong Sr. suddenly lifted her cane and swung it hard at Wang Qing.

With a piercing scream, Wang Qing found herself sprawling on the ground. A flash of rage crossed her eyes, but it was swiftly replaced by a look of bewildered hurt. "Mother, why? What have I done wrong?"